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Bitcoin Fraudulent Transaction Detection Vulnerability
Bitcoin is expected to play a vital role in the web3 and is attracting attention. Still, it is notorious as a hotbed for various fraudulent transactions, which are on the rise. One of the characteristics of Bi...
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Correction to: Combined light chain crystalline tubulopathy, podocytopathy, and histiocytosis associated with Bence–Jones κ protein diagnosed via immuno-electron microscopy
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13730-021-00596-9
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Combined light chain crystalline tubulopathy, podocytopathy, and histiocytosis associated with Bence–Jones κ protein diagnosed via immuno-electron microscopy
We herein report a case of a combined crystalline light chain tubulopathy, podocytopathy, histiocytosis, and cast nephropathy in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS). A 66-year-old...
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An autopsy case of amyloid tubulopathy exhibiting characteristic spheroid-type deposition
An 84-year-old woman with a history of haemodialysis for renal failure from approximately 1 year before death. Autopsy revealed numerous spheroid-type amyloid deposits in the kidney that were observed mainly i...
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Crystalline orientation control in sol–gel preparation of CuAlO2 thin films
Thin films of CuAlO2 were prepared by the sol–gel method using Cu acetate and Al acetate as starting materials. Films prepared using a sol with a total metal ion concentration of 0.40 M and gel preparation condit...
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Combined IgG4κ and IgG1λ deposition in the glomerular and tubular basement membrane accompanied by autoimmune neutropenia (AIN) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
A 48-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with nephrotic syndrome. Light-microscopic examination of a renal biopsy specimen showed almost normal glomerular appearance, however, immunofluorescence examina...
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A case of adult Dent disease in Japan with advanced chronic kidney disease
Dent disease is an inherited tubulopathy caused by a mutation in the CLCN5 chloride channel gene. In cases of Dent disease in Japan (Japanese Dent, J-Dent), renal function is generally preserved and rarely progre...
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Open AccessA case of podocytic infolding glomerulopathy with multiple myeloma
Podocytic infolding glomerulopathy (PIG) is a recently described condition causing rare pathological changes to the glomeruli, and has attracted considerable attention. PIG is characterized by specific changes...
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ASC plays a role in the priming phase of the immune response to type II collagen in collagen-induced arthritis
Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, the role of IL-1β and IL-18 in the pathophysiology of RA has been well established. IL-1β and IL-18 are generated via cleavage o...
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High Frequency Electron Spin Resonance Study of Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Silicon
Dangling bond defects (DB) in hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) have been studied by X-band (9 GHz) Q-band (33 GHz) and W-band (90 GHz) electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. In X-band ESR s...
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Electrical Properties of Beta-Irondisilicide/Germanium Heterojunctions
The electrical properties of heterojunctions composed of polycrystalline films of beta-irondisilicide and n-type germanium substrate are investigated. The heterojunctions have been prepared by co-sputtering of...
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Surface Derivatization of Amorphous Silicon by Grignard Reagents
Substitution reactions of surface hydrogen in amorphous silicon at room temperature have been studied. After wet treatment of hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin films with Grignard reagent, surface hydrogen a...
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Multi-Band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of Microcrystalline and Cluster Silicon Embedded in SiO2
Dangling bond defects (DB) in silicon microcrystallines and clusters embedded in SiO2 have been studied by X- and Q-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The EPR spectra due to the DB were rema...
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Cyclosporine A-Mediated renal lesion in a child with intractable proteinuria
The histopathological observation of an 8-year-old boy who received cyclosporine A (CyA) for the treatment of persistent proteinuria is presented. In the renal biopsy specimen, typical CyA cytotoxic changes, ...
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Staphylococcus aureus-associated nephritis with histologic features resembling hemolytic uremic syndrome
A case that revealed the clinical and histologic features of superantigen-related nephritis and hemolytic uremic syndrome is reported. The patient was admitted with purulent arthritis due toStaphylococcus aureus ...
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Cervical Castleman's disease associated with benign M-proteinemia: Report of a case
We report the unusual case of a 77-year-old man with cervical Castleman's disease associated with benign M-proteinemia. The patient was found to have an anterior cervical tumor during a follow-up examination a...
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Investigation of inflammatory cells in tubulointerstitial lesions in IgA nephritis with special reference to tubular lesions
Inflammatory cells in tubulointerstitial lesions were investigated electron microscopically in 6 cases of IgA nephritis and 4 cases of drug-induced nephropathy. Urinary beta 2 microglobulin and N-acethyl-gluco...
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Characterization of glycoconjugates found in granular cell tumors, with special reference to keratan sulfate
Nine granular cell tumors (GCTs) were studied using the immunoperoxidase technique with a mouse monoclonal antibody to keratan sulfate and a polyclonal antibody to S-100 protein. Various lectins and basic dye ...
